The first winner to email me at katy(dot)upperman@live(dot)com will have her choice of either a signed copy of John Green’s The Fault in our Starsor a free book of choice from The Book Depository, up to $20. The second winner to email will receive the remaining prize. (Don’t forget to include your mailing address in your email so I can get your book to you!)

Congrats again, Jaime and Sophia, and thanks so much to everyone who entered and helped spread the word about Lucky Me, Lucky You!

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And… Here’s a super fun idea you might be interested in participating in, especially if you’re looking to rejuvenate your blog, or get into (or back into) the habit of blogging regularly:

The brainchild of writer/blogger/all-around-awesome-person Sara McClung, Blog Me MAYbe is a weekly blog format for the month of May, an easy schedule to follow with topics built right in. Of course, if posting every day sounds like too much, or if you miss a few days, or only do a couple posts a week, no biggie. Blog Me MAYbe is all about ease and fun! You don’t have to worry about following every blogger who participates or commenting on everyone’s daily posts (though if you want to do that, feel free!). The intent of Blog Me MAYbe isn’t to gain followers — although that could very well happen — but to branch out, make a few new friends, share information, and get into the head space where ideas for blog posts flow freely.

Here’s the schedule:

Mondays: May I tell you something about writing?

This can be anything writing-related. A post on craft. A post on your process. A snippet of your WIP, if you like to share. A book on craft that you want to recommend. Things you struggle with. Things you rock at. ANYTHING at all!

Tuesdays: May I tell you something about myself?

Pretty self-explanatory… Share something about yourself that your followers might not know. Or, maybe they do. It doesn’t matter–this is just so people who read your blog can get to know you a little better.

Wednesdays: May I ask something about you?

Ask your followers something about themselves.

Thursdays: May I tell you something about someone else?

Make this post about someone else. A writing friend. A critique partner. A person from history who’s fascinating. A character from a book. Have a guest poster. Give an interview. Get creative, but let the spotlight shine on someone else!

Fridays: May I share something funny?

Fridays = The start of the weekend… BOOYA! A reason to celebrate and laugh on its own — plus, who doesn’t want to see something amusing after a long week?

Fun, right?! I’m already committed to participating, as are Sara, Cambria, Tracey, Jessica, Lola, Alexandra, and Alison. Blog Me MAYbe begins on the first of May, so head over to Sara’s blog if you’re interested in signing up, and feel free to grab our banner or the button in my sidebar to use on your own blog.

Yes! We need to set a lunch date in stone ASAP… So looking forward to it! And I saw your name over on Sara’s Blog Me MAYbe link list — glad you’re joining in (and glad to give you a method to avoid homework :)).

This sounds like a lovely idea! Especially the concept that you’re doing it to “get into the head space where ideas for blog posts flow freely”, and not for followers. (Also, that is one gorgeous blog button.) Also, May is my favourite month of the year, so bonus points for that. 😉 Hope you have fun, Katy! I’ll see if I can keep up with another blogfest… haha.

Tracey made the blog button… Isn’t it gorgeous?! And you should definitely join in… Blog Me MAYbe is totally low-key — zero pressure to post every single day. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Nice. I would do it but since I am already doing A-Z in April and its crazy (last months of college)…I don’t think I could handle another blogging fest. 🙂 But I’m eager to see what you come up with for each day, Katy!

Yay! Does this mean you’re passing the giveaway-winning torch back to me??? 🙂 I’ll email you as soon as I’m done here. Thanks a bunch!

This Blog Me MAYbe idea is fantastic! I only wish I was around for the first 2/3 of May (we’re away then). I’m not sure if I’ll be doing any blogging while we’re gone, though. I do plan on MAYbe (←see what I did there?) jumping in for the last part of the month. The topics for each day are really great, and I’m been loving some of the structure of A to Z.

I signed up for the Blogfest. Glad I popped over here from the #AtoZchallenge. I was wondering where I would head for inspiration once I was done with THIS challenge! LOL. Seriously! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

Julie Jordan Scott
Fellow A to Z Challenge Writer
twitter: @juliejordanscot N is for Nicholasa Mohr
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